Lillipur

😗 Love at first sniff. I love licorice type notes so some inevitability really. I first note the artmesia and then star anise. It's warm yet dry, a wee bit bitter from the wormwood, resinous (elemis) and herbally. On my skin there is as much warm green notes as incence. A very interesting combination. Very Zen. It doesn't evolve all that much except sadly the green notes fade a bit after an hour and its the incense that hangs in there to the end. It is largely a smoky resin scent with herbal greenness. One to wear when just chilling. It's the scent that suits a confident person who is in tune with nature. Perfectly unisex. It's a very unisex scent. The more I wear it the more I love it. I've been mad about Kilians taste of heaven forever but I couldn't afford it. I think this makes a reasonable substitute for me. I've got a better chance of saving for this one. Good longevity and average sillage.

When my nose first encountered Lillipur, I immediately started reminiscing about Asian cookery. That star anise, so delicious, herbal and woody, dark like licorice, magically cleansing. Combined with bitter, herbal wormwood and frankincense, Lillipur is a powerful, medicinal tonic. Peppery, fresh, complex, counterbalanced by cashmere and patchouli to give this a pulpy feel that is somehow kin to oud. I don't find much warmth in the base, but there is a certain softness that develops with delicate carnation. Lillipur remains cooly energetic and stirring... some kind of witchery in this golden bottle. Perhaps too cleansing to induce an inner exploration of self as is the intent of this creation as this is a definite wakening to my conscience like a 5am alarm clock. Nothing transcendental or soothing for me, but a very unique and curious creation that is all about the perfume, not the wearer.

OMG I've never smelled anything like this before, not even in the niche world. One of the most unique perfumes I've had the chance to try. Star anis, wood, cinnamon. I mean STRONG star anis. The cedar wood, pepper, musk, tobacco and amber notes show up in the drydown but in a subtle way, complementing the composition. It is labeled as oriental woody, I'd rather call it spicy-woody, the oriental notes don't come out so strong. Quite linear, the opening is similar to the drydown, it smells the same after 3-4 hours. It is warm yet there's some freshness in it, can be easily worn in warm weather too! The performance is quite good, both the sillage and longevity is great yet not overpowering.

This fragrance can be labelled as "interesting", at the start it has a loud loud spices (star anise- Sichuan peppers- and the aroma of wormwood) that remains prominent till half the life time of the dry down, other notes pop up with an orchestrated chaos, this perfume is so unique to my nose, it is not something to wear for any occasion, it is for your self to enjoy or to meditate or to simply go to walk by your self. I enjoy wearing it in the evening while reading a book with soft nice classic music in the background. This is not an everyone's fragrance, too unique for that.

A strong wormwood note is greeting me first together with a very kind and gentle lemon and a shy star anise followed by cashmere wood, frankincense and sichuan pepper and some very soft aromatic floral notes added.. The cinnamon is holding back at this stage, but the cedar is fighting for his spot..After a while the notes calm down and the very comforting phase begins: lovely cozy warm slightly aromatic (but nothing harsh anymore) and smoky woody base. Now, I can smell the cinnamon better but still very smooth..Overall a soft smoky woody fragrance with great longevity.